Charlottetown PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

of Canada Charlottetown PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Charlottetown and Climate Change The climate determines almost everything about how we design, High-Carbon build, and live in our cities. As the climate changes, the safety and Climate Change Projections* prosperity of our cities is put at risk. Climate change is a challenge that requires us to work together, locally, nationally, 1976-2005 2051-2080 and globally. With technical know-how, political will, targeted Change Mean Low Mean High investments, and collective commitment, we can mitigate the severity of climate change and build resilience to its impacts. Typical hottest 27.7 °C 31.7 °C 34.2 °C 36.9 °C summer day Climate Change and Extreme Weather A warmer climate may lead to more extreme weather, including Typical even more intense rain and snowfalls, flash floods, high winds, coldest -23.4 °C -20.1 °C -15.2 °C -11.3 °C and more damaging hurricanes. Cities must improve their winter day planning and engineering, emergency preparedness, and water management to cultivate resilience. Number of +25 °C days 26 48 72 96 Climate Change and Oceans per year Sea level rise threatens to overtake low-lying areas, increase coastal erosion, worsen storm surges, and pollute freshwater Number of resources. Ocean acidification caused by rising carbon dioxide +20 °C nights 1 8 25 46 levels threatens marine life. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions per year can help to mitigate these impacts, but adapting to change will be essential for coastal communities. Annual 1105 mm 1032 mm 1211 mm 1400 mm precipitation Climate Change and Economics Climate change will affect all sectors of the economy, but especially resource industries such as fishing and forestry. Number of 152 75 99 122 Research makes clear that there are enormous benefits to early below-zero days per year investment in adaptation. Acting now will reduce economic risk and save on the rapidly increasing long-term damages and costs Frost-free associated with climate change. season 170 188 215 242 (days) Wetter springs Much warmer Much longer and winters summers growing season Climate Change and Canada’s Cities climateatlas.ca Version 2.0 March 2019 Charlottetown, PEI Climate Data That Supports Your Community Charlottetown’s climate is expected to change in important ways in the coming decades. This graph shows projected monthly mean temperature and precipitation totals. Lines are temperature and vertical bars are precipitation. Dashed lines/hatched bars represent the 1976-2005 baseline period, while solid lines/bars are projections for 2051-2080 under a High Carbon scenario.* All months are expected to become much warmer. This warmer future will require communities to become better informed, more resilient, and increasingly committed to climate action. The Prairie Climate Centre is committed to making climate change meaningful and relevant to Canadians of all walks of life. We bring an evidence-based perspective to communicating the science, impacts, and risks of climate change through maps, documentary video, research reports, and plain-language training, writing, and outreach. The Climate Atlas Of Canada The Climate Atlas of Canada is an interactive tool for citizens, researchers, businesses, and community and political leaders to learn about climate change in Canada. It combines climate science, mapping and storytelling to bring the global issue of climate change closer to home, and is designed to inspire local, regional, and national action and solutions. The Atlas is one of the only tools in the world that integrates interactive web design with climatology, cinema, and cartography to geovisualize and connect scientific data with personal experience in compelling and easy-to-use ways. Learn More at: climateatlas.ca * Climate Data. The Climate Atlas of Canada includes climate change indices derived from 24 downscaled climate models obtained from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC; pacificclimate.org). For each model, two emissions scenarios, the ‘Low Carbon’ scenario (RCP4.5) and the ‘High Carbon’ scenario (RCP8.5), and two future time periods, 2021-2050 and 2051-2080, are provided. The high and low model projections indicate the 90th and 10th percentiles values for the 24 model ensemble. The information disseminated by the Prairie Climate Centre including but not restricted to maps, tables, statistics and interpretations, is provided as a public service. It is provided without any warranty or representation, express or implied, as to its accuracy or completeness. Any reliance you place upon the information contained here is your sole responsibility and strictly at your own risk. In no event will the Prairie Climate Centre be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever, including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, arising from reliance upon the data or derived information. Climate Change and Canada’s Cities.

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